“He’s been playing playoff hockey all year for us. “You’re gonna get hit sometimes, so you just kinda move on.” “I’m not surprised, to be honest,” Marchessault said. Eichel called Tkachuk’s hit a “clean check.” On his first shift back, Eichel assisted on Marchessault’s second goal of the night. He quickly left the ice but returned for the third period. The Panthers also lost defenseman Radko Gudas, who Barbashev bodied after delivering a cross-check to Marchessault.īefore getting hit, Eichel tripped and appeared to be in significant pain. The current record for penalty minutes in the final is 53, set by Mel Bridgman in 1980. In Stanley Cup Final history, Tkachuk ranks ninth in penalty minutes with 36 after two games. I would get hit, too, if I had my head down in the middle.” Tkachuk was given a game misconduct for the second straight night. “It doesn’t matter who you are you shouldn’t go through the middle with your head down. “I just came off the bench and saw him in the middle of the ice with his head down. Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights June 6, 2023 Matthew Tkachuk just lit up Jack Eichel, massive hit #TimeToHunt | #VegasBorn /圓puhAlcfo It was his twelfth tally in the last 12 games after not scoring in the first seven games of these playoffs. Jonathan Marchessault kicked off the scoring with a power play snipe past Bobrovsky at 7:05 of the first period. Vegas sets the tone with four unanswered goals: The teams combined 148 penalty minutes, the second-most in a Cup Final contest. The contest had its fair share of physicality. But the Knights responded with three more, from Micheal Amadio, Marchessault and Howden. Florida scored two in the third courtesy of Anton Lundell and Mathew Tkachuk. The barrage chased Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky who Alex Lyon relived. The Golden Knights dominated with four goals in the first two periods from Jonathan Marchessault, Alec Martinez, Nicolas Roy, and Brett Howden.
Vegas is now two wins away from their maiden kiss with the Cup. Adin Hill made 29 saves on 31 shots, and the DJ played “King of the Hill” every time he made a save. The crowd was the largest(18,561) in four years, and the fans went wild, singing “Vegas Lights” seven times.
Brett Howden and Jonathan Marchessault had two goals apiece while Adin Hill backstopped the Golden Knights with 29 saves on 31 shots. The Vegas Golden Knights crushed the Florida Panthers 7-2 for a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final. On Monday, the Vegas Golden Knights dominated the Florida Panthers 7-2 at T-Mobile arena to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
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